Oregon State University Store Begins Accepting Food StampsDiverse: Issues in Higher EducationLast week the university announced the change to take SNAP cards, the aid program that replaced food stamps. Sanders said University Housing & Dining Services has been working on being able to accept SNAP since shortly after Cascadia Market, in the … More: continued here
Two baby monkeys pictured on China's new stampLinn’s Stamp NewsTwo of the new stamps issued by China in January show illustrations of cheerful monkeys to celebrate the coming Year of the Monkey. One stamp shows a parent monkey with two children, an apparent nod to a recent revision in China's one-child policy. More: continued here
Multiples of Christmas seals, stamps are unusual on coverLinn’s Stamp NewsThe nine stamps add up to $1.80, which paid first-class insured mail with third-class mail enclosed. If any Linn's reader can beat either of these multiples, contact me, John Hotchner, by email jmhstamp@verizon.net, or by mail at Box 1125, Falls Church … More: continued here
KRQE News 13 Albuquerque man sentenced for defrauding food stamps programKRQE News 13ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to four years of probation and ordered to pay more than $8,300 in restitution for defrauding the federal food stamp program. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old Wilfredo Lopez was … More: continued here
WRBL $22 million will be paid out in food stamps settlementWRBLThe state's food stamp system has had troubles in recent years. It's caused tens of thousands of Georgians to lose their benefits or be blocked from applying. The settlement seeks to play people retroactively for food stamps they should have received. More: continued here
The Guardian When we deny food stamps to ex-offenders we set them up to failThe GuardianThe solution to the problem of food insecurity is supposed to be Snap benefits (commonly known as food stamps); yet only 16 states have completely opted out of the federal ban on convicted drug offenders receiving Snap. Of the 34…
Kankakee Daily Journal Food stamps to be offered for more Illinois familiesKankakee Daily JournalThe expanded poverty guidelines for Illinois residents to qualify for federal food stamps could add 40,000 household — or 80,000 people — to the food stamp program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The increase could mean an …and more » More: continued…
Opposing Views Food Stamps In North Carolina Will Soon Require 20 Hours Of Work Or ClassesOpposing ViewsNorth Carolina will reportedly soon implement a new law which will cut benefits for food stamp recipients unless they are able to prove they are working, taking classes, or volunteering for at least 20 hours a week. This law…
WDSU New Orleans Edwards' request OK'd to waive work rules to get food stampsWDSU New OrleansTo receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, those adults would have to work at least 20 hours per week or be enrolled in a federally approved job training program. Edwards sought a one-year extension…
USPS unveils stamps for 2016WDAM-TVJACKSON, MS (WDAM) -. The United States Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program and it's filled with Star Trek, hot fudge sundaes, iconic Ford trucks and Shirley Temple. “Our stamps articulate the American experience through … More: continued here